Which squeezebox do i have

Get more out of your Squeezebox. My Music. Exploring Squeezebox Apps. Click the App Gallery link above, find an app you like and choose the Install option to add it to your Squeezebox. Select App Gallery from the home menu, find the app you want and follow the on-screen instructions.

The book Bal Folk is also a great book which contains tunes, mostly from Central France and will be of interest to anyone who enjoys playing French music, or playing for French dancing. The tunes are suitable for melodeon, fiddle and accordion, and many will also fit within the range of bagpipes and hurdy gurdy.

Dansons La Morvandelle! Cajun Music Cajun music is often couple and mentioned at same time as the Creole-based Cajun-influenced zydeco form of music which are both of the Acadiana origin. This type of music is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada and also is an emblematic music of Louisiana,USA. The French Louisiana sounds of Cajun Music have influenced American popular music for many decades, and can be found especially in country music.

They have also influenced the pop culture and strains of the music can be heard in much pop music. Cajun music can be played on a diatonic squeezebox, but a dedicated One Row, Four Stop is best suited for the Cajun sound and style of playing.

The first choice would be a One row, four stop melodeon tuned in C. It is possible to play in the key of G on this instrument and you will find that the Cajun music player will often play in the Second Position which is the same as a blues harmonica player playing G over the main tune in the key of C.

The usual myths and folklore surround this type of instrument as it does with many instruments. The types of wood used to make a Cajun Accordion The layout of the reeds, design etc. However, there are also many lower priced One Row instruments available that will do the job.

The squeezebox is a wonderful instrument for playing traditional Irish music, and there is a wealth of of brilliant players that have produced recorded music that you can listen to for each type of squeezebox. By listening to these recordings you will be inspired, and they will also help to develop your style and feel.

The English Concertina can also be used for playing Irish music. Please see the specific technical sections for each specific type of squeezebox. The piano accordion is a most versatile squeezebox, it can be found in the hands of players in most genres of music from classical to folk. Classical players will choose the larger size accordions that have the full range of bass buttons, folk musicians tend to choose the smaller accordions that have either 48 or 72 bass buttons.

If you have played upright piano or organ, you will find it easy to start playing music on the piano accordion. In simple terms, you could think of this instrument as being a Piano Accordion that has buttons rather that keys because you get the same note on the push and pull. The layout of this instrument is quite logical relatively simple to understand there are two systems and the systems are named. One of the smaller sized models such as the Four Row, Sixty Bass would be our recommendation for a beginner in either system B or C.

Each system has its advantages for the player and none is superior to the other. All the way back in the year a gentleman by the name of Charles Wheatstone invented the concertina! In almost two hundred years the instrument and the way it is played has little changed. The concertina is the smallest and most compact instrument of the squeezebox family, it was the type of squeezebox that was favoured by the sea going men in the early 19th century because it was easy to stow away in their small sea chest.

You will often see modern folk musicians singing sea shanties and being accompanied by a concertina. It is a lightweight and relatively easy-to-handle instrument and is both versatile for playing tunes, song or dance music accompaniment. The two most popular types are the Anglo and the English and thirdly the Duet which is the least common and least available to find or buy in modern times.

On concertinas you play the higher notes with the right hand and the lower notes with the left hand. The Anglo Concertina is the one most favoured by Irish Music players. There are 20 key and 30 key models available. The 20 key model is limited for the number of octaves that can be played on it, but it is fine for beginners. There are 30 key and 48 Key models available. The instrument is chromatic and gives the player the note on the push and on the pull no matter which way the bellows are moving, the same as a piano accordion.

The Duet Concertina is the least common and least available to find or buy in modern times. The Duet is actually a versatile concertina which plays the same note on the push and on the pull in the same way as the English Concertina The high notes are played on the right side and the bass notes are played on the left side, the same as most concertinas. The problem with playing Duet Concertinas, if it is a problem!

From time to time we have some vintage concertinas in stock. A: You can visit our shop at any time during our normal opening hours. You can make yourself at home here, have a cup of Yorkshire tea or coffee and spend as long with us as you may you need to make your choice. You will be able to try various brands and different squeezebox models at all price levels to help you make your choice.

We have dedicated staff that are squeezebox specialists and can play all styles of squeezebox. If you already have a pile of MP3 files on your computer, you are ready to go.

Just point Squeezebox Server at it and you can play it all. If you have an existing iTunes library, again all you have to do is tell Squeezebox Server and you are ready to go - see notes below. However, if you are not already sorted out in this department then you have some choices to make and some work to do. You will need a program to do the ripping, and you will need to make various other decisions e.

If you are downloading, be careful! Some downloaded music has "DRM" Digital rights Management stuff attached to it to control where and when you can play it, and this can mean not on a Squeezebox. You will also probably need to get some software to adjust the "tags" in these music files to meet your needs, and you will have to decide how to organise your files.

Once you have Squeezebox Server and a few files in a library, you are nearly ready to go. If you want to dip your toe in the water without spending any money, install SoftSqueeze and give it a go! Help is available in the Squeezebox Server web interface. Note that you might also need to download or update Java to make this work if you don't already have it on your computer. In addition, the Java MP3 Plugin will likely be necessary.

You can also easily install SoftSqueeze on more than one computer on your network, so you can see how your server software and the user interfaces all work together. You probably already have some kind of network: If you have a broadband connection, you will have a router which may well have some spare switch ports into which you can plug your Squeezebox.

Or you might have a wireless network, which is fine as long as you have the Wireless version of Squeezebox all newer models support In case it doesn't, or you need more help to get started, try Beginners Guide To Networks.

You will also find advice there on setting up a firewall. If you don't have a network and need help designing one, see Network Design.

See Hardware comparison for details of the various Squeezebox models. There are links on from there to details, including Owners Guides, for installation and setup. Note that you can connect multiple Squeezeboxes to one Squeezebox Server - one per room if you like!

And then either have them all play their own thing, or synchronize any or all of them together. The Squeezebox firmware is automatically updated when required by a new version of Squeezebox Server - see firmware update for more details. You need to connect the outputs of your Squeezebox to the inputs of your audio amplifier in just the same way that you now would connect a CD player.

For more information, read the Beginners Guide to Connecting your Speakers.